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High Seas Forecast for Western METAREA 10
12S TO 30S BETWEEN 90E AND 125E, AND 30S TO 50S BETWEEN 80E AND 129E

Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 28 October 2025

Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.

Melbourne Gale Warning 4.

Part 2 Situation at 280600 UTC
Cold front 28S104E 37S109E 48S108E. Forecast near 41S117E 45S117E 49S116E at
290600UTC, weakening thereafter.

Trough [1] 38S090E 42S094E 47S094E. Forecast near 42S114E 46S114E 49S112E at
291200UTC.

Low [1] 978hPa developing near 48S098E at 281500UTC. Forecast low [1] 978hPa
near at 291200UTC.

Trough [2] forecast to develop near 33S121E to developing low [2] 1000hPa near
36S118E at 282100UTC. Forecast trough 34S125E to low [2] 998hPa near 41S122E at
291200UTC.

Warm front developing near 41S082E 44S082E 46S080E at 290600UTC. Forecast near
40S088E 46S085E 47S080E at 291200UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.

South of line 34S080E 32S110E 34S115E, outside warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter within 120nm east of
trough [1] and within 60nm west of trough [2], shifting northeasterly within
120nm east of trough [2] and within 60nm east of warm front. Winds shifting
northerly within 180nm east of cold front and turning clockwise within 180nm of
lows. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy
swell.

Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell
throughout remainder except east of line 12S111E 21S115E.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
troughs, fronts and low [2], within 540nm of low [1], and west of line 15S093E
12S093E. Heavy at times within 120nm of trough [2]. Visibility reducing below
2nm in precipitation.

Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger
than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum
waves can be twice the forecast height.

WEATHER MELBOURNE

The next routine forecast will be issued at 20:00 UTC Tuesday.